Cabinet for toilet-paper.



W. E. SWIFT. CABINET FOR TOILET PAPER.

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ENVELOPE COMPANY, F SPRINGFIEL MAINE.

D, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION 0F CABINET` FOR TOILET-FAPER. l.

specificati-on of Letters llisteiit.'y :i Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

'application inea February 7, ieio.: seran ne. 542,576.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I Winnaar) E. Swir'r, a citizen ofjthe United States`residing at' Worcester, in the county of Worcester andI Commonwealth ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in; Cabinetsfor Toilet-Paper, of which the following is aspecication, accompaniedby,` drawings forming a pait of the same, in` whicli- Figure 1 reies'cnts a side elevation of a .cabinet emboc ying my invention, shownin vertical sectional view on the planedof ,the` broken line 1-1, Fig.2. Fig. 2 is a plan. view of the same, shown in horizontal sec-l tionalview on the plane of the broken line 2-2, Fi 1. Figs. 8 and 4 are persective views o a package of toilet dpaper a apted to be used in myimprove cabinet, 'and Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view illustrating themethod of interfolding the edges of the sheets. Fig. 6 is a sectionalview of the bottom of a cabinet, showing a modified form ofconstruction.

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My improved cabinet for containing packages of toilet paper, such as areshown 1n Figs. 3 and 4, consists of a rectangular box 1 of suitable sizeto contain the folded sheets of toilet paper, and having a back 2, bywhich it may be attached to the wall, and a hin d lid 3. The packageconsisting of fol ed sheets is contained in the box under the pressureof a wei ht 4. The bottom 5 of the box is provi ed with a narrow slit oropening 6 -throu h which each successive sheet may be with rawn.

The package adapted to be used in my iin roved ca inet is formed ofsheets `of toi et paper each bent.' in the center, with the upper halfof each'sheet overlapping the lower half of the next sheet above, asillustrated in diagrammatic view in Fig. 5, in which the'up er half 7 ofthe lower sheet overlaps the ower half 8 of the next sheet above, saidlower half being folded' at 9. The next sheet above the ower issimilarly folded: at 10 and "has its-u per half 11 overlapping thelowerhalf of the next sheet. above, which' is similarly folded at 18,and so on throughoutthe en. tire package. i i I, 'llie exposed edge 14of the lower sheet is, pasted to one edge 15` ofa sti piece of insertionof the sti :severed on the lo'wei" sheet, wh ch is attached to the cardte ed e next s eet to ge 'enable thcmlto be readily severed by a ullyin`strain exerted upon the cardboar 16.

ien thel packa es of paper are packed together or inclose by a wrapperfor transmission, tlie cardboard'l lies flat against the side of thepackage, as shown in Fig.

8. .When the package is inserted in the cabinet, the side, having thecardboard 16 attached, is placed lowerinost, with the cardboard 16hanging at right angles to the-side of the package and in position tobe'. forced through the slit 6. The method 'of folding the sheets attheir center with interfolded edges is not new, but the inclosinperforated bands with cardboard strips attached thereto, which Iconsider to be new, are not herein claimed as they form the subject of aseparate application.

In order to prevent the use of toilet packages, except those containinga stiifened or cardboard edge, I form recesses 19 in the bottom of thecabinet and on opposite sides of the slit 6, said recesses beingpreferably opposite to each other. The bottom of each recess is slightlyinclined toward the slit 6 and contains a small metal ball 20 the ballsin opposed recesses being caused by the-inclined bottoms of the recessesto roll toward each other until the balls contact, as shown at 21, Fig.2. The recesses are covered by metal strips 22 fastened tothe bottom ofthe cabinet to revent the accidental displacement of the ba ls. When thecabinet is empty, the balls 20 are held in contact bly gravity, withsuiiicient force to prevent t e insertion of a thin or limber sheet. butare 'capable of bein forced apart by the cardboard 16.

In order to withdraw the first sheet of toiletl paper from the cabinet,the lower edge o t e cardboard sheet 16, which projects below the bottomof the cabinet, as shown in Fi 1, is forcibly pulled from between thealls 20. The bands 17 are erforated lines 18 and the board 16 iswithdrawn from the cabinet, causin of` the lower half 8 of the drawnthrough the slit 6,

with its lower edge projecting beyond the cabinet in4 positionl tobe-seizedland withclrawm.: -Tlie withdrawal vof. .each sheet,

' therefore causes one edge of the next sucseeding s cet to be drawnthrough the slit 6. It is the object of my present invention.toliprovide` a itoilet cabinet having a slit for the removal of paper,with contactin surfaces which normal v close' the slit an require. lmoreforce to se arate them than .can be'exerted ordinarily' y the thinsheets oftoilet paper and requiring, for the initial insertion," areinforcement such asis furnished by the strip of cardboard 10.' While Iconsider the use of balls and inclined'recesses preferable, I am lawarethat other `forms of contacting surfaces might be emtact, as at 26. Theinclined edges of the metal strips are elastic and capable of beingforced apart by the insertion of a cardboard strip.

I claim,

1. A cabinet for toilet paper, having a bottom provided with a slit forthe withdrawal of paper, and a series of pairs of balls held in recessesin said bottom on opposite sides of said slit, with the halls in eachpair in contact, the balls of each pair being capable of separation toprovide for thepassage of paper between them.

2. A cabinet for toilet aper, having a bottom provided with a slit forthe withdrawal of aper, withrecesses on opposite sides of said slithavin bottoms inclined toward said slit, and ba s held in said recesses,with the adjacent sides of opposiiig' balls held in cont-act by gravity.

Dated this fouith day of February, 1910.

vWILLARD E. SWIFT. Witnesses:

a PENELorE CoMEnACl-I,

NELLm WHALEN.

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